Photo: Adqproductions · CC BY-SA 3.0Saint-Bruno’s teenagers travel 7.3 km to the nearest high school
The town’s own schools, within 3 km, are 3 elementary schools. Because the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, towns in Quebec aren’t graded on schools.
High schools within reach of Saint-Bruno
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
4 secondary schools are within 15 km: 3 French public and 1 independent. The shortest trip is to Pavillon Wilbrod-Dufour, 7.3 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pavillon Wilbrod-DufourSecondary | Centre de services scolaire du Lac-Saint-Jean | French public | 7.3 km |
| École secondaire Camille-LavoieSecondary | Centre de services scolaire du Lac-Saint-Jean | French public | 7.8 km |
| École Curé-HébertSecondary | Centre de services scolaire du Lac-Saint-Jean | French public | 9.4 km |
| AutentisSecondary | – | Independent | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Where the 3 schools in and around Saint-Bruno are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Saint-Bruno
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
A English-language school would mean a trip out of the area.
Quebec’s Charter of the French Language sends most children to French-language schools; English public schooling is for children who hold a certificate of eligibility.
Who runs Saint-Bruno’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
A single system: every one French service centres.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The 2 boards that run schools here
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Centre de services scolaire du Lac-Saint-Jean counts 2, more than any of the other boards of the 2. The French service centre and the English board cover the same territory, each with its own schools.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire du Lac-Saint-Jeandu Bon Conseil, primaire Saint-Bruno | French public | 2 |
| Centre de services scolaire De La JonquièreDu Versant | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Saint-Bruno
English schools in Quebec
Under the Charter of the French Language, a child goes to an English public school only with a certificate of eligibility, generally because a parent did most of elementary school in English in Canada. Everyone else attends French-language schools.
The neighbourhood school
Ask the board first. It holds the enrolment list and points each street to its own school; out-of-area requests go ahead only with space to spare.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 3 schools in and around Saint-Bruno
Towns its size in Quebec
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | English | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne-des-Grès | 4,675 | 7 | 0 | 11 km |
| … | ||||
| Dégelis | 2,943 | 6 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Sainte-Marie-Madeleine | 2,940 | 5 | 0 | 6.2 km |
| Scott | 2,938 | 2 | 0 | 6.7 km |
| Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley | 2,938 | 14 | 2 | 6.4 km |
| Saint-Bruno | 2,935 | 3 | 0 | 7.3 km |
| Saint-Basile | 2,918 | 3 | 0 | 11 km |
| Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon | 2,916 | 6 | 0 | 4.2 km |
| Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford | 2,891 | 2 | 0 | 9.5 km |
| Saint-Isidore | 2,889 | 7 | 1 | 6 km |
| … | ||||
| Fossambault-sur-le-Lac | 2,505 | 4 | 0 | 2.1 km |
82 of 154 similar towns count more schools. A school in English is nearby in 38 towns of 155.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Saint-Bruno
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Bruno | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 km |
| Hébertville-Station 3.1 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 km |
| Saint-Gédéon 7.5 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 km |
| Alma 9.2 km | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 km |
| Hébertville 9.5 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 km |
| Larouche 10 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 km |
| Saint-Nazaire 13 km | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 km |
Top among the neighbours: Alma, 12 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Saint-Bruno or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- The kinds of school. Elementary means kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary up to Grade 12 (Secondary V in Quebec); a few schools take every grade.
- One school, two buildings. A school in two buildings appears twice, once per building, as the ministry lists them.
- What isn’t here. No ratings by inspectors, no enrolment trend: neither is published school by school.
- The year. Listed for 2025-26.
- Boards and systems. Quebec’s public schools come under French service centres or English school boards, by language since 1998; private schools stand apart.
Questions about schools in Saint-Bruno
Is there a English-language school in Saint-Bruno?
Not in or within 3 km of Saint-Bruno; the English-language board can name the nearest.
How many schools are there in Saint-Bruno?
The town holds 1 of them; 2 more are within 3 km of its outline.
How do I get a place at a school in Saint-Bruno?
Register at the service centre; a school outside the area takes a child if it has room.
Which boards run the schools in Saint-Bruno?
Centre de services scolaire du Lac-Saint-Jean (2) and Centre de services scolaire De La Jonquière (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
Sources: Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec, school locations (CC BY 4.0) · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).